Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
August 3, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1969 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 5, New York Mets 6

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf,cf 5 1 3 0
Millan 2b 5 1 1 0
Aaron 1b,rf 4 1 0 0
Gonzalez cf,lf 4 0 3 2
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 0 1
Lum lf 3 0 0 0
  Cepeda ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Tillman c 5 1 1 1
Garrido ss 4 0 0 0
Pappas p 2 1 1 0
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
  Doyle p 1 0 0 0
  Francona ph 1 0 0 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 9 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 4 0 0 1
Pfeil 3b 5 0 2 0
  Weis pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Agee cf 4 1 1 0
Kranepool 1b,lf 4 0 0 0
Garrett 2b,3b 5 1 1 1
Swoboda lf 2 0 0 0
  Shamsky ph,lf 1 1 1 0
  Clendenon ph,1b 2 0 1 0
Gaspar rf 4 1 1 0
Grote c 4 2 2 2
Gentry p 2 0 1 0
  Cardwell p 0 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 1 2
  DiLauro p 0 0 0 0
  Charles ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 11 6
Atlanta 001 004 000 00591
New York 000 005 000 016113
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas   5.1 5 2 2 2 2
  Upshaw   0.0 3 3 2 0 0
  Doyle   3.2 2 0 0 1 2
  Raymond  L (2-2) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
10.0
11
6
5
3
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry   5.0 7 5 5 1 1
  Cardwell   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  DiLauro   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Taylor  W (6-2) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
11.0
9
5
5
2
4

  E–Millan (11), Harrelson (10), Kranepool (5), Swoboda (2).  DP–Atlanta 1, New York 2.  2B–New York Agee (16,off Pappas).  HR–Atlanta Tillman (10,3rd inning off Gentry 0 on, 0 out), New York Grote (4,11th inning off Raymond 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Aspromonte (1,off Cardwell); Harrelson (1,off Doyle).  HBP–Aspromonte (2,by Gentry).  IBB–H Aaron (15,by Gentry).  SH–Gaspar (6,off Doyle).  HBP–Gentry (3,Aspromonte).  IBB–Gentry (4,H Aaron).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–3:00.  A–34,696.
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